secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BALL Corp (BALL)
CIK:        0000009389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000009389-26-000107
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ball Q1 comparable EPS $0.94, up 22% YoY; guides 10% EPS growth for 2026
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- GAAP diluted EPS $0.77 vs $0.63; comparable diluted EPS $0.94 vs $0.77 (up 22.1%).
- Revenue $3.60B (+16% YoY); comparable operating earnings $387M vs $352M.
- Beverage Packaging N. & Central America op earnings $205M on $1.78B sales.
- Beverage Packaging EMEA op earnings $134M on $1.11B sales (Benepack acquisition included).
- Expects comparable EPS growth >10%, free cash flow >$900M, and at least $800M returned to shareholders in 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938926000107/0000009389-26-000107-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938926000107/ball-20260505x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-26-000107

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